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April 17, 1998
Purdue students recognized
during honors convocation
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University students were recognized for their college
achievements today (Friday, 4/17) during the annual University Honors Convocation.
Camille Marie Smith, Fort Wayne, Ind.
, received the annual Flora Roberts Award for the outstanding graduating woman. Andrew
Benjamin Watson, Indianapolis
, received the annual G.A. Ross Award for the outstanding male graduate.
Joy Dilosa Edwards, Gary, Ind.
, earned the Louis Sudler Prize for excellence in the arts. Amanda Schreiweis, New Albany, Ind.
, received the Bruce Helfert Memorial Award for the outstanding junior student majoring
in science or engineering.
The Flora Roberts Award is given to a senior woman student for outstanding scholarship,
leadership, character and service to the university community. The award was established
by the will of Flora Roberts, a member of the Purdue Class of 1887. The recipient receives the Flora Roberts medal, $500 cash and a certificate. Smith's name will
be inscribed on a marker on the Purdue Mall.
Smith, a psychology major, has been president of the Cooperative Housing Association.
She is a member of Mortar Board honor society and co-chaired its 1998 leadership
conference. She worked with the Office of Admissions during the Day on Campus and
Purdue's For Me programs. She also volunteered at the Purdue Visitor Information Center.
She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Iron Key honor societies. She will attend Indiana
University Medical School in the fall.
The G.A. Ross Award goes to the outstanding senior man based on academic achievement,
leadership, character and overall contribution to the university. An endowment provides
the recipient with a gold medal, a $500 cash award and a certificate. Watson's name will be engraved on a marker on the Purdue Mall.
Watson, a materials science engineering major, has held several offices in Sigma Chi
social fraternity, including president. He was a Purdue representative to the Indiana
Greek Leadership Conference the past three years. Community activities included being a referee for fifth- and sixth-grade basketball games in West Lafayette and being
a substitute teacher at his former high school, Southport. He is a member of Mortar
Board.
The Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts is given to the graduating senior who displays
excellence in the creative or performing arts at Purdue. Sudler, who was a Chicago
businessman, created an endowment that provides a $1,000 cash prize for the winner.
Edwards has been the student coordinator for the Black Voices of Inspiration, a choral
ensemble associated with the Black Cultural Center. The sociology major has performed
the national anthem before basketball games in Mackey Arena and was featured soloist during the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Black Cultural Center.
The Bruce Helfert Memorial Award is presented to a junior in the School of Science
or the Schools of Engineering who demonstrates outstanding academic achievement and
an understanding of the impact of science and technology on humanity. The $1,000
award is made possible through a gift from Sylvia Helfert, Marina del Ray, Calif., in memory
of her son, Bruce Helfert, a 1964 Purdue graduate. He was a surgeon at March Air
Force Base, Calif., when he died from injuries received in an automobile accident.
Schreiweis has maintained nearly a straight "A" average while majoring in honors chemistry
and chemical engineering at Purdue. She has conducted undergraduate research since
January 1996 under the direction of Philip S. Low, the Joseph F. Foster Professor
of Chemistry, and she has worked on computer commands to enable popular word processing
programs to print mathematical equations into Braille. In recognition of her academic
achievements, she has been named a School of Science Scholar and a Robert C. Byrd
Scholar. She has earned the Merck Index Sophomore Chemistry Achievement Award and
the CRC Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award. She has been active in the Women in
the School of Science Mentor/Mentee Program and in the Boiler Gold Rush student orientation
program, having been a team leader for one year and event coordinator for two years.
She also has been a volunteer for St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Lafayette Urban Ministries.
Others recognized for their academic achievements were 15 current or former students
who received National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships. The fellowships provide
tuition for three years of graduate study and a $15,000 annual stipend. Also recognized were 40 seniors who maintained straight "A" averages during their college careers.
Sources: Stephen Akers, interim dean of students, (765) 494-1242;
e-mail, sjakers@odos.purdue.edu
Marvin Schlatter, assistant vice president for
student services, (765) 494-5779;
e-mail, mrschalatter@vpss.purdue.edu
Writer: J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail,
mike_willis@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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